Resources

15 Apps to Help You Stay Organized. One of my questions on Twitter today revolved around asking some of the ways in which people use technology to stay organized.

As always, people responded with some great ideas and ways that work for them to keep their professional and personal lives in order. Here is the list of awesome tools that people suggested (descriptions from their websites), Tweets to follow (with some people stating their actual use): Wunderlist Wunderlist is the easiest way to get stuff done. Whether you’re planning a holiday, sharing a shopping list with a partner or managing multiple work projects, Wunderlist is here to help you tick off all your personal and professional to-dos.

Google Keep Quickly create, access and organize notes, lists and photos with Google Keep. Evernote Easily gather everything that matters. Trello Trello is the free, flexible, and visual way to organize anything with anyone. Diigo. 2016 Training Trends: Video - eLearning Industry. Learner Failure: Are You Solving The Right Problem With Your eLearning Course? - eLearning Industry. Classifying digital resources for teaching. Blackboard makes a play in online course development. Blackboard has become the latest company to get into the business of helping colleges and universities build online programs.

The company, which built its education technology empire on selling software and implementation support, has upped investment in its “online program management services” in an effort to compete with a growing number of entities that are taking aim at the many colleges that are scrambling to reassert, or reinvent, their brands on the increasingly crowded frontier of online higher education. The field of companies courting institutions that need help with the funding and logistics of building a viable online arm is also crowded.

Bisk Education and EmbanetCompass, along with Pearson, are perhaps the most visible players, but Academic Partnerships, Deltak, 2tor and Learning House have also built successful businesses doing online program development for colleges. The watchword of Blackboard’s marketing around these offerings is “flexibility.”
100 Amazing How-To Sites to Teach Yourself Anything. Learning new skills and expanding your knowledge doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.

There are loads of free resources on the Web that can help you find instructional videos, tutorials and classes to learn a wide variety of skills from fixing basic car problems to speaking another language. With 100 sites to choose from, you’re bound to find something here that will help you learn just about anything you could want. General Tutorials These sites offer a wide range of tutorials and videos. Around the House Want to know how to fix that broken cabinet or hang up some great wallpaper? Business and Management If you feel like you’re seriously lacking on business and management skills at work, no need to worry.

KnowThis? Language and Writing Those who want to learn a new language, improve their writing skills or just learn more about literature will be well-served by these instructional sites. Technology These tech-focused sites offer help to both technophiles and beginners alike. Math S.O.S.
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Shankargallery. Watch free documentary films & videos. 200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Lessons, Apps, Books, Websites...
This collection provides a list of free educational resources for K-12 students (kindergarten through high school students) and their parents and teachers.

Then you’ve come to the right place. Below, we have compiled a list of 46 sites that feature intelligent videos. This list was produced with the help of our faithful readers, and it will grow over time. If you find it useful, please share it as widely as you can. And if we’re missing good sites, please list them in the comments below.
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